beautyberry

English

A twig with purple berries on it
Callicarpa dichotoma “early amethyst” berries

Etymology

beauty + berry

Noun

beautyberry (plural beautyberries)

  1. A genus of shrubs, Callicarpa, which produce berries.
  2. The lustrous purple edible berry produced by this shrub.

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